Best snowboarding resorts in the World

We've crunched the numbers, done the sums, totted up all our stats, and these have come out overall as the best snowboarding resorts in the World. They each offer something for all levels as well as that little bit of magic to set them apart.

Pistes - 75%

Beginners - 75%

Value - 70%

Full-on freeriders resort offering great open and tree-lined riding on crowd free slopes ideal for all levels. Excellent local facitities of a high quality. Bachelor may not be steep but it makes up for this with awesome wind-enhanced terrain and decent parks. Some have described the Bachelor terrain as being...

Freestyle - 60%

Pistes - 90%

Beginners - 50%

Value - 40%

Chamonix offers some truly excellent freeriding and great natural freestyle terrain. It's not great for beginners and can suffer if there's not much snow. It's rough round the edges - but therein lies its charm. If you can, wait until there's fresh snow then jump in your car.

Freestyle - 50%

Pistes - 60%

Beginners - 60%

Value - 70%

The best overall resort in Switzerland offering something for everyone. Huge pisted area and excellent freeriding spread across 5 mountains, and not to mention the terrain park and 2 halpipes. Direct train services and good local services complete the package, but go mid-week to avoid the masses.

Summary

Freeride - 80%

Freestyle - 72%

Pistes - 76%

Major riding for all styles and all levels, especially backcountry and amazing park and pipes.But take note: lift queues can be very long, especially at Easter and Christmas. Avoid major holidays if an option and Sundays are quieter than Saturdays, especially on Blackcomb. Great summer riding on Blackcomb Glacier.

Summary

Freeride - 90%

Trees and amazing off-piste

Freestyle - 95%

World leader in parks & pipes

Pistes - 90%

Ischgl has plenty of good wide intermediate slopes, and hidden off-piste stashes. A super fast lift system, a season that lasts until May, great terrain park, and the most full on apres in the Alps, completes the package.

Freeride - 79%

Freestyle - 70%

Pistes - 77%

Beginners - 73%

Excellent snowsure resort with a good long season. The slopes are great for freestylers and freeriders alike, as well as suiting beginners. The resort can be slack at opening lifts and the off-piste gets tracked out within hours of a dump.

Summary

Freeride - 92%

Freestyle - 67%

Pistes - 71%

Excellent freeriding on four mountain faces, slap bang in the heart of the Canadian Rockies giving a sense of true remoteness. Nightlife here is limited, however Banff (population 8000) is located a 45 minute drive away and provides a livelier after hill scene. A 'Tri-Area Lift Ticket' lift pass gives...

Summary

Freeride - 80%

Trees and good off-piste

Freestyle - 75%

A terrain park and pipe

Pistes - 75%

Snow sure, true boarders' moonscape Great all-round resort with something for everyone, no matter what your ability. However, watch out some for long lift queues and crowds during school holidays and weekends.